The 1200 strong firefighting force, aided by the arrival of more crews from Louisiana, said they were making headway against the lightening sparked blaze, which has scorched more than 100,004 acres in 13 days.

Even amid the destruction, 2013 is shaping up to be below average in terms of the number wildfires and their size.

According to the National Fire Information Center and the National Interagency Fire Center, 31,683 fires had burned 3.3 million acres this season through Sunday. That compares to a 10-year, year-to-date average of 52,700 fires and 5.4 million acres.